Education

The department of media and communication is a joint facility of the Catholic and Lutheran Churches that provides educational media and audio-visual devices on a rental basis and offers other services related to media education. Our services are primarily, but not exclusively, directed towards educators who work in parishes, schools or in adult education in the Munich-Freising archdiocese and the Lutheran district office in Munich.

Our rental service includes 16-mm films, videos, DVDs, slides, transparencies and books; all media are included in the printed catalogue or in the online version of our database. The services we offer to our customers include: consultation in person or over the phone, information on new acquisitions at regular intervals, providing opportunities to browse through our materials.

Our second main focus is on involvement in media and communication education, which is accomplished through training courses, lectures, and other events for teachers in adult education and school teachers. The aims of these activities are:

1. teaching people to use multimedia for instructional purposes,
2. raising awareness for the importance of communication processes, and
3. reflecting on these matters within the context of a theology of communication.

The results of our efforts find their way into the muk publication series (ISSN 1416-4244), which we are continuously expanding; the magazine includes a wide range of topics from suggestions for the practical work to theorizing on basic principles.

In reference to our aims and services our motto is: "We teach literature - and the literature of our age is the media." (John Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications)

• Information, advice and support on global learning in class and school in cooperation with non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
• Teacher training

The Media Center of the Eichstätt Diocese is an institution of the Catholic Church. The services listed below are offered to speakers, professionals and staff dealing with child and youth welfare work, adult education, work related to the media and culture, and schools:

1. Media lending
Free lending of audio-visual media such as slides, transparencies, media packages, multimedia learning software, movies, documentary movies, short movies in 16-mm, video and DVD formats. The material mainly focuses on religious, social, ethical and educational topics.

2. Lending of media technology
Inexpensive lending of video, sound and presentation technologies (cameras, speaker systems, LCD projectors)

3. Professional advice

• on choosing the right media for certain target groups and topics with respect to media instruction and pedagogical aims
• on how to plan and carry out educational events and media projects
• on choosing appropriate media technologies

4. Media and communication education

• courses and seminars on media instruction
• further training on media education
• further training on adult education
• cultural events related to movies for various target groups
• media workshops for creative media work